Commission backs edit to street design standards to remove obsolete STRC reference
Summary
Smithfield Planning Commission voted 6-0 on July 15 to recommend Ordinance 2026-09, which updates street design standards to remove references to the now-defunct Subdivision Technical Review Committee and streamline the city's review authority.
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance 2026-09 to amend the Construction & Design Standards, Part I (Street Design), removing references to the Subdivision Technical Review Committee (STRC) that no longer exists. Staff told commissioners the Municipal Code now relies on an Administrative Land Use Authority for approvals, prompting the code cleanup.
Chairman Jim Marshall asked whether a replacement body should be established where the STRC reference is removed; staff said the change in the Municipal Code reduces the need to retain STRC language in the Design Standards. Commissioner Klydi Heywood moved to recommend approval; Commissioner Lane Henderson seconded and the motion passed 6-0.
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